Heavens above,now you want to have your say on what I damn well wear.
Sometimes I am not sure whether your are taking the **** or not.
.. mother****er
Are you talkin' to ME?!
I couldn't resist.
But, as it happens, I agree with the sentiment behind djtrev's post. There's too many people who are the self-appointed fashion police. They feel that it's OK to comment negatively about what guys are wearing. Either in person on sniggering and pointing in corners.
Us guys are rubbish at choosing clothes to wear. It's because most of us have some sort of uniform for work. And we find it difficult to be casual, especially smart casual. And smart casual is probably correct for attending an average MJ night.
(hijack alert!! )
As I happens I'm currently putting together an article on "smart casual". It's aimed at baby boomers: no younger than 50. It does need a bit more polishing. But it does mention that shorts and socks are a hanging offence! The final piece will have pictures of very handsome male models. I'd love to receive comments and suggestions for improvement. Either by PM or on here.
Originally Posted by Andy McG
Last edited by Andy McGregor; 26th-June-2010 at 11:10 AM.
I agree. But the t-shirt is ubiquitous and others seem to think they can pull it off.
I think the t-shirt is completely unsuitable for smart casual because you may wish to remove your jacket. And then you are a guy in a t-shirt who probably looks like he's come to fix the boiler. However, others disagree! What do I know, I also think jeans are completely unsuitable for anything but workwear for manual labour such as mechanics, gardening, building, etc. But I took a straw poll of people passing me in a coffee shop the other day. Nineteen out of twenty were wearing jeans!
I can't believe you guys are so conservative about men's clothing. Surely everyone wears jeans and t-shirts these days, from 9 months to 90? But as you get older you should probably get better quality clothes, avoid extremes of fashion and keep clothes plainer and unfussy.
I think a good t-shirt and pair of jeans can look good on anyone - provided they are good quality, well-fitting, non-scruffy, no pictures, slogans or logos, no unsuitable colours etc, etc. Having said that, the T-shirts I see being sold for younger men with discreet pictures/writing on would look good on most ages, certainly up to 60 or so, I think.
I think t-shirts with jackets are also absolutely fine, with the above provisos, of course.
A nice, well-fitting shirt probably does have the edge for casual style, but for most men, for everyday relaxing wear, t-shirts are perfectly acceptable.
I'm not very keen on the denim jeans jacket look on older men. Too hard to get it right without running the risk of looking like a male-menopausal old rocker.
Trouble is, it's not what you wear, but the way you wear it anyway. Some men would still look frumpy in a neat and correct shirt and jacket while others could look fantastic in a t-shirt and jeans with a sweater.
As part of "everyone" I can say that I haven't worn a pair of jeans in public since about 1980. I have a pair of black trousers that are cut like jeans and two pairs of Levi's in red and yellow that I brought for a video shoot and have not been seen since*. But that's all.
Jeans are an easy choice and some women look fabulous in jeans. But most guys do not look so good. As I'm blessed with a fabulous, pert bottom I would look good in the right jeans But, to my eye, I'd still look as if I should be sliding under the car.
*I didn't release the video as I didn't like the way I looked in the jeans
I don't wish to exclude you from my concept of "everyone". I'm still amazed at the expression of anti-jeans feeling.
Lots of guys look good in jeans,and I'm sure you would too. Especially with the compact gluteals. Yes, jeans (read boring, unimaginative and ubiquitous) are an easy choice but we are talking simple, everyday dressing but still looking good, aren't we?Jeans are an easy choice and some women look fabulous in jeans. But most guys do not look so good.
*I didn't release the video as I didn't like the way I looked in the jeans [/QUOTE]
Just as well that Lory didn't go to Hammersmith on Saturday, as it was a sea of shorts and men wearing ance shoes and socks (often black) with them. And enough Hawaiian shirts to make your eyes bleed to
Interestingly, the beach theme seemed to reduce the female insults to fashion and style.
It's a curse. My legs are so long that the tops of my stockings show when I bend over to sweep the grate. I've seen the master go very red faced and I think he must be embarrassed when I do it when he's entertaining his male friends - inconveniently they always seem to drop in at the same time as I'm making up the fire in the drawing room
Sometimes the fun can be taken out your social calendar when their is always someone there to tell you that you're not playing the right music,not dancing how you should be(slot,line,x marks the spot or whatever),you're bouncing,you're to wet(because it's a sunny day and their is no air con),you are wrong if you dont do man/man dancing and you should'nt be at the bar in the blues room at S'port if you are not approaching hotshot status.
And now you want to start giving me instruction on what is or isn't the right thing to wear.
Listen while there are still those that think a trilby,large oversize flat cap and worst of all,a bandana are cool then if you dont mind I would like to make my own mind up.Thank you.
PS
I was cheering you on up to this point. Of course people shouln't make fun of the way others dress.
And then I had to take off my Trilby to avoid ridicule.
Oops! My Trilby was hiding my bandana!
I suppose shorts with black shoes, white socks and brown sock suspenders are out of the question?
Well, again I refer you to the fact that this is a discussion forum.
We discuss stuff.
If we all agreed on everything, it's be an "agreement" forum. And very boring.
We are all, of course, free to wear whatever we want. But at least now, you won't wear (say) dark shoes, socks and shorts, then say "Oh, I never knew people thought that look was naff".
I want to give my opinion on what I think looks good, and what I think does not look good. And I have.
If I were instructing, I'd be charging for it.
Fezzes are cool.
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